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gilby



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1978 TransAm

PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:47 pm    Post subject: El Cheapo Resto 1971 LeMans Convt. Reply with quote

I am the proud owner of this orig. car. I drove "Judith" to my buddy's house on Friday and we started the junking of the trunk. Wow! A lot of BS! Got the top up (no small feat!) and blasted out the trunk and engine compartment! Very Happy Took up the carpet and seats and found the rusted out pans in the back! But otherwise, was virgin! Will be posting more photos soon! Love this Pontiac!

Gilby
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gilby



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I paid $3000 for the car and $11.38 for beer so far!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:44 am    Post subject: Beer Budget Reply with quote

There's a mathematical formula that progects the restoration completion at approximately the time the beer expenditure reaches the original purchase price.

B(beer) x "X"(months)= OPP(Original Purchase Price)

To calculate restoration time: $3000/$11.38= 263.62 Months of restoration

Now, as all good car restorers know, to speed up the time it takes to complete the restoration, is a simple process... drink MORE beer!

It can be proven mathematically as below with a doubled beer budget:

$3000/$22.76= 131.81 Months of restoration

If your beer budget gets high enough, you can actually get your restoration time down to weeks instead of months.

Good luck with the restoration, but please don't operate any heavy equipment!
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gilby



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1978 TransAm

PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:09 pm    Post subject: Pics from El Cheapo Resto Reply with quote

Here are pics from the second day. Scott and I cleaned the interior out and scrubbed everything down, including the trunk. We removed the rear seats and trim. The seats we cleaned up and will reuse, the rear trim needs attention, but will also be reused. We cleaned up the wiring to the door solenoids and the hydraulic top motor, so everything is making good contact. Then we cleaned the engine and trunk with Easy Off oven cleaner and blasted it out with a power washer. Making good progress! Very Happy
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